Pre-game: Orioles vs. Red Sox (split squads)

The Orioles and Red Sox are playing a pair of simutaneous split-squad contests today -- one here at Ed Smith Stadium and another down south at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers.

We'll have double-barrel coverage. Follow me on Twitter at @EddieInTheYard for updates from Sarasota, and Dan Connolly (@DanConnollySun) will be reporting from JetBlue Park.

A couple of notes from today's clubhouse time in Sarasota:

-- RHP Tommy Hunter, who hasn't thrown in a Grapefruit League game yet, threw four innings in a Single-A minor league game on Friday. He threw 60 pitches and said he threw all four pitches for strikes. He called it "all in all, a quality outing," and said the next step is his Grapefruit League debut, which he said is slated for Wednesday at home against the Blue Jays.

-- RHP Jason Berken (hamstring) will throw off a full mound for the first time today. He will throw another bullpen session before getting into a game, which Berken said could happen in the middle of next week. He's still confident he can win a spot on the 25-man roster.